Overview
The transactional finance function here needs focus, structure, and leadership. That's where you come in.
This Boroughbridge-based business is looking for someone to take full ownership of its transactional finance operations - covering credit control, purchase ledger, and cash management. Things aren't as slick as they could be right now, and you'll be the person to put robust processes in place, improve efficiency, and make sure the numbers add up when they should.
This is a hands-on role with line management responsibility for an Accounts Assistant. If you're the kind of manager who prefers to just delegate from the sidelines, this probably isn't for you.
What you'll be doing:
* Leading the transactional finance function (credit control, purchase ledger, and cash management).
* Driving improvements in credit control: chasing debts, reducing aged debt, and strengthening cashflow.
* Tightening up processes and embedding clear, effective policies across finance operations.
* Producing straightforward credit and cashflow reports for senior management - no jargon, no endless spreadsheets.
* Managing and supporting a Purchase Ledger Assistant, providing guidance and acting as an escalation point.
* Building strong relationships with customers and colleagues to ensure payments and processes run smoothly.
* Acting as the go-to person for all transactional finance queries.
What they're looking for:
* Proven experience in credit control at a senior level, with the resilience and know-how to make improvements stick.
* Confidence in managing purchase ledger and wider transactional finance activity.
* A natural organiser with an eye for messy processes and the skills to fix them.
* Someone comfortable handling difficult conversations with customers when payments slip.
* Decisive and proactive - able to take ownership without waiting for sign-off at every turn.
What’s in it for you?
* A salary of up to £40k (DOE).
* A genuine opportunity to make your mark - if you've ever thought "I could run this better," here's your chance.
* A leadership role in a business that values transactional finance and sees it as central to success, not an afterthought.
* Boroughbridge location - within easy reach of Harrogate, York, Ripon, and surrounding areas.
If you've got the experience to lead, organise, and improve a transactional finance function - and you like the idea of being the one to make it happen - we'd love to hear from you.
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Accounting/Auditing and Finance
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